#38787D#38787D

#38787D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.066 H 202.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38787D
RGB	rgb(56, 120, 125)
HSL	hsl(184, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(184, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, -18.88, -8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 20.91, 205.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% -0.0608 -0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.066 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0475, 15.7532, 21.8038)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38787D #7D3D38

analogous

#387D5F #38787D #38557D

triadic

#38787D #7D3878 #787D38

tetradic

#38787D #5F387D #7D3D38 #557D38

square

#38787D #5F387D #7D3D38 #557D38

split-complementary

#38787D #7D3855 #7D5F38

monochromatic

#122728 #254F53 #38787D #4BA1A7 #70B9BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#38787D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#38787D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38787D

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38787D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38787D	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656B7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38787d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 120, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.066 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759fa2',
    500: '#38787d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38787d;
$custom-light: #759fa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38787d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.348,
    "s": 38.122,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53289,
    "c": 0.06571,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38787D

secondary

#A86D69

accent

#625ACE

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#090E0F

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38787D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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